a woman or girl admired for her beauty and charm. the most beautiful, charming, or engaging woman or girl among a number: the belle of the ball. a female given name, form of Bella. Contemporary Examples

The Writer and the Potter: Edmund De Waal on his New York Debut Iain Millar September 11, 2013 Hurt Locker Blows Up Nicole LaPorte February 28, 2010 Irene Political Report Card David A. Graham August 28, 2011 12 Sexed-Up Fairy Tales Alex Berg March 7, 2011 For Sandy Victims, This Could Be the Coldest Thanksgiving Ever Eliza Shapiro November 20, 2012

Historical Examples

Brenda, Her School and Her Club Helen Leah Reed The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago John S. C. Abbott The Harris-Ingram Experiment Charles E. Bolton The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago John S. C. Abbott Laramie Holds the Range Frank H. Spearman

noun a beautiful girl or woman the most attractive or admired girl or woman at a place, function, etc (esp in the phrase the belle of the ball) n.

the period (1871–1914) between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the outbreak of World War I, characterized by relative peacefulness in Western Europe and by marked advances and productivity in the arts, literature, technology, etc. Contemporary Examples France’s Valerie Trierweiler Tweets Against Segolene Royal Tracy McNicoll June 11, 2012 In War-Torn Ukraine, Savva Libkin’s […]

Strait of, a strait between Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 10–15 miles (16–24 km) wide. Contemporary Examples The Republican Occupation of Detroit Sally Kohn July 29, 2014 Historical Examples Uncle Daniel’s Story Of “Tom” Anderson John McElroy Woman’s Work in the Civil War Linus Pierpont Brockett A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary at the Confederate States Capital […]

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